Beef and veal output from major producing countries fell by an average of two per cent in 2009.
EBLEX, the organisation for the beef and sheep industry in England, predicts a greater decline in 2010.
Argentina was the only country to buck the trend last year, but it is predicted to see a severe drop in the number of cattle available for slaughter in 2010.
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